Just Another Day - 1943
This FSO takes place in 1943 over the English Channel.
By 1943 Hitler was defending the entire European western coast, with no clear knowledge of where an Allied invasion might land. His tactic was to defend the entire length and rely on reinforcements to quickly respond to any landings. In France the Germans deployed two Army Groups. Army Group B was deployed to protect the coastline while the Fifteenth Army covering the Pas de Calais region and the Seventh Army in Normandy
The Allies begin Operation Bodyguard in preparation for the allied invasion at Normandy. A large focus of operations into Axis held territory was to reinforce the German belief that the landing was to take place at the Calais. Operation Bodyguard succeeded and the Normandy landings took the Germans by surprise. The subsequent deception suggesting that the Normandy landings were a diversion led Germany to delay sending reinforcements from the Pas de Calais (Strait of Dover) region for nearly seven weeks. The additional time it took for Germany to send the reinforcements allowed for the Allies to build a solid beachhead at Normandy.
Country Percentages:
Axis 50%
Allied 50%
Allied Plane Set:
P-47D-11
P-38G
Spitfire IX
Mosquito Mk VI (Must Carry Bombs)
Axis Plane Set:
Fw190A-5
Bf109G-2
Bf109G-6
Bf110C-4b
Bf110G-2 (Must Carry Fuselage Bomb Package)
CM Notes:
• Alt Cap of 16k for Planes carrying bombs or rockets
• Orders will include Min/Max plane numbers and disabled ordinance if any apply
• If you are a bomber or attack aircraft you MUST have bombs/ordinance out before T+60 and any attack after T+60 must be a follow-up attack where an aircraft has rearmed.
• Some form of bomb/rocket attack must be made against each designated target(s) (minimum of 12 pilots for each target).
• All Aircraft must land successfully at ANY FRIENDLY FIELD before T+120 or you will be scored as KIA.
• Pilots may refuel and rearm at ANY FRIENDLY FIELD.
SCORING
Single Engine plane = 1
Multi Engine plane = 2
Fighter Hanger = 25
Bomber Hanger = 25
Vehicle Hanger = 25
Ships = 25
Ammo Bunker = 3
Fuel Bunker = 3
Barracks = 3
Radar = 3
Gun = 0
Town Building = 1
SETTINGS
- Map = Bob40
- Icon Range – Friendly 3k, Enemy 3k.
- No Radar
- Fighter and Bomber Warning Range - 79200 (15 miles)
- Tower Range – 79,200 (for display to match the above Fighter and Bomber Warning)
- External view for bombers (F3) - On
- Friendly Collisions - Off
- Enemy Collisions - On
- Kill Shooter - Off
- Fuel - 1.0
- Ack - 0.3
- Formations - Disabled
- Bombsite calibration - Main Arena Standard
- Object Downtime – full (200)
- Winds
26k and Up = -127 Downwind / N-S 127
- Time:
FRAME 1 - 0800
FRAME 2 - 1000
FRAME 3 - 1200
Disable access to all FLEETS / TASK GROUPS